Ranking of US Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all US counties, Cook, IL had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (1.31M), followed by Los Angeles, CA (920.20K), and Kings, NY (918.40K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 200 US counties.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Related Topics: US Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of US Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County, IL | 1306124 |
| 2 | Los Angeles County, CA | 920197 |
| 3 | Kings County, NY | 918404 |
| 4 | Harris County, TX | 815693 |
| 5 | Wayne County, MI | 728341 |
| 6 | Philadelphia County, PA | 688754 |
| 7 | Bronx County, NY | 612071 |
| 8 | Prince George's County, MD | 576486 |
| 9 | Dallas County, TX | 551551 |
| 10 | Broward County, FL | 499297 |
| 11 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 493671 |
| 12 | Shelby County, TN | 492948 |
| 13 | Queens County, NY | 474744 |
| 14 | Fulton County, GA | 425722 |
| 15 | Baltimore city, MD | 397491 |
| 16 | DeKalb County, GA | 385331 |
| 17 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 383937 |
| 18 | Essex County, NJ | 333859 |
| 19 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 300081 |
| 20 | New York County, NY | 297626 |
| 21 | Tarrant County, TX | 285703 |
| 22 | Jefferson County, AL | 279680 |
| 23 | Duval County, FL | 261983 |
| 24 | Milwaukee County, WI | 260098 |
| 25 | Franklin County, OH | 257727 |
| 26 | Orange County, FL | 256831 |
| 27 | Marion County, IN | 250302 |
| 28 | Palm Beach County, FL | 242237 |
| 29 | St. Louis County, MO | 235840 |
| 30 | Hillsborough County, FL | 220106 |
| 31 | Orleans Parish, LA | 220049 |
| 32 | Clark County, NV | 219513 |
| 33 | Baltimore County, MD | 217849 |
| 34 | Maricopa County, AZ | 212348 |
| 35 | Hamilton County, OH | 207994 |
| 36 | Gwinnett County, GA | 207813 |
| 37 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 202295 |
| 38 | San Bernardino County, CA | 198977 |
| 39 | Alameda County, CA | 198527 |
| 40 | Wake County, NC | 197754 |
| 41 | Suffolk County, MA | 182156 |
| 42 | Richland County, SC | 181825 |
| 43 | Cobb County, GA | 181411 |
| 44 | Montgomery County, MD | 180271 |
| 45 | Davidson County, TN | 178885 |
| 46 | Clayton County, GA | 178339 |
| 47 | San Diego County, CA | 174309 |
| 48 | Hinds County, MS | 173620 |
| 49 | Oakland County, MI | 171437 |
| 50 | Guilford County, NC | 165033 |
| 51 | Allegheny County, PA | 163698 |
| 52 | Jackson County, MO | 163593 |
| 53 | Nassau County, NY | 161358 |
| 54 | Jefferson County, KY | 158560 |
| 55 | Sacramento County, CA | 157183 |
| 56 | St. Louis city, MO | 157095 |
| 57 | Riverside County, CA | 155862 |
| 58 | Westchester County, NY | 150528 |
| 59 | Mobile County, AL | 144256 |
| 60 | Hennepin County, MN | 143648 |
| 61 | Bexar County, TX | 140830 |
| 62 | Pulaski County, AR | 137327 |
| 63 | New Castle County, DE | 132931 |
| 64 | Hartford County, CT | 132175 |
| 65 | Fort Bend County, TX | 131111 |
| 66 | Lake County, IN | 129281 |
| 67 | King County, WA | 128651 |
| 68 | Montgomery County, AL | 127753 |
| 69 | Erie County, NY | 127065 |
| 70 | Union County, NJ | 125695 |
| 71 | Caddo Parish, LA | 122393 |
| 72 | Cumberland County, NC | 121988 |
| 73 | Suffolk County, NY | 120442 |
| 74 | New Haven County, CT | 119023 |
| 75 | Monroe County, NY | 118784 |
| 76 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 116227 |
| 77 | Oklahoma County, OK | 115535 |
| 78 | Delaware County, PA | 113660 |
| 79 | Montgomery County, OH | 112754 |
| 80 | Richmond County, GA | 110709 |
| 81 | Chatham County, GA | 109826 |
| 82 | Fairfield County, CT | 109562 |
| 83 | Durham County, NC | 108205 |
| 84 | Camden County, NJ | 107741 |
| 85 | Charleston County, SC | 106314 |
| 86 | Norfolk city, VA | 106176 |
| 87 | Richmond city, VA | 105986 |
| 88 | Fairfax County, VA | 105938 |
| 89 | Contra Costa County, CA | 103331 |
| 90 | Pinellas County, FL | 98448 |
| 91 | Hudson County, NJ | 97511 |
| 92 | Forsyth County, NC | 96302 |
| 93 | Travis County, TX | 94669 |
| 94 | Polk County, FL | 93680 |
| 95 | Henrico County, VA | 92713 |
| 96 | Muscogee County, GA | 90496 |
| 97 | Prince William County, VA | 88999 |
| 98 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 88442 |
| 99 | Genesee County, MI | 88085 |
| 100 | Middlesex County, NJ | 87379 |
| 101 | Jefferson County, TX | 87240 |
| 102 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 87038 |
| 103 | Leon County, FL | 86205 |
| 104 | Lucas County, OH | 85372 |
| 105 | Greenville County, SC | 84211 |
| 106 | Bibb County, GA | 82804 |
| 107 | St. Clair County, IL | 82460 |
| 108 | Madison County, AL | 82325 |
| 109 | Middlesex County, MA | 79800 |
| 110 | Summit County, OH | 79261 |
| 111 | Macomb County, MI | 79141 |
| 112 | Henry County, GA | 79140 |
| 113 | Will County, IL | 78502 |
| 114 | Burlington County, NJ | 77823 |
| 115 | Mercer County, NJ | 77733 |
| 116 | Newport News city, VA | 74788 |
| 117 | Passaic County, NJ | 74044 |
| 118 | Collin County, TX | 72981 |
| 119 | Chesterfield County, VA | 72863 |
| 120 | Montgomery County, PA | 72431 |
| 121 | Bell County, TX | 70794 |
| 122 | Escambia County, FL | 69387 |
| 123 | Providence County, RI | 69211 |
| 124 | Hamilton County, TN | 68594 |
| 125 | Hampton city, VA | 68563 |
| 126 | Chesapeake city, VA | 68304 |
| 127 | Tulsa County, OK | 66384 |
| 128 | Denver County, CO | 65326 |
| 129 | Dougherty County, GA | 64605 |
| 130 | Solano County, CA | 63415 |
| 131 | Charles County, MD | 62724 |
| 132 | Arapahoe County, CO | 62386 |
| 133 | Kent County, MI | 62282 |
| 134 | Douglas County, NE | 61838 |
| 135 | Orange County, CA | 60838 |
| 136 | Denton County, TX | 60348 |
| 137 | Spartanburg County, SC | 59593 |
| 138 | Bergen County, NJ | 59561 |
| 139 | Tuscaloosa County, AL | 59128 |
| 140 | Pitt County, NC | 59111 |
| 141 | Ramsey County, MN | 58824 |
| 142 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 58462 |
| 143 | Pierce County, WA | 57626 |
| 144 | Florence County, SC | 57502 |
| 145 | Orangeburg County, SC | 57457 |
| 146 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 57115 |
| 147 | San Joaquin County, CA | 57077 |
| 148 | Brevard County, FL | 56701 |
| 149 | St. Lucie County, FL | 55657 |
| 150 | Fresno County, CA | 55515 |
| 151 | Lee County, FL | 55486 |
| 152 | Richmond County, NY | 55080 |
| 153 | Douglas County, GA | 54395 |
| 154 | Kern County, CA | 54014 |
| 155 | Volusia County, FL | 53780 |
| 156 | Onondaga County, NY | 53377 |
| 157 | Howard County, MD | 53100 |
| 158 | Santa Clara County, CA | 52247 |
| 159 | Alachua County, FL | 51521 |
| 160 | Portsmouth city, VA | 51237 |
| 161 | Lake County, IL | 51082 |
| 162 | Sumter County, SC | 50530 |
| 163 | Dauphin County, PA | 50469 |
| 164 | San Francisco County, CA | 50460 |
| 165 | Seminole County, FL | 50075 |
| 166 | Hampden County, MA | 48738 |
| 167 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 48736 |
| 168 | Monmouth County, NJ | 47765 |
| 169 | Sedgwick County, KS | 47497 |
| 170 | Atlantic County, NJ | 47364 |
| 171 | Berkeley County, SC | 46546 |
| 172 | Plymouth County, MA | 46279 |
| 173 | DuPage County, IL | 45574 |
| 174 | Washtenaw County, MI | 45067 |
| 175 | Fayette County, KY | 44926 |
| 176 | York County, SC | 44222 |
| 177 | Harrison County, MS | 43827 |
| 178 | Multnomah County, OR | 43728 |
| 179 | Allen County, IN | 43347 |
| 180 | Essex County, MA | 43230 |
| 181 | Marion County, FL | 42778 |
| 182 | Norfolk County, MA | 42625 |
| 183 | Rapides Parish, LA | 42337 |
| 184 | Jefferson County, AR | 42191 |
| 185 | El Paso County, CO | 42170 |
| 186 | Orange County, NY | 41941 |
| 187 | Newton County, GA | 41863 |
| 188 | Houston County, GA | 41779 |
| 189 | Galveston County, TX | 41206 |
| 190 | Rockdale County, GA | 40993 |
| 191 | Kent County, DE | 40935 |
| 192 | Lowndes County, GA | 40900 |
| 193 | Albany County, NY | 40626 |
| 194 | Brazoria County, TX | 40411 |
| 195 | Wyandotte County, KS | 40384 |
| 196 | Rockland County, NY | 40026 |
| 197 | Aiken County, SC | 39928 |
| 198 | Wayne County, NC | 39726 |
| 199 | Pima County, AZ | 39176 |
| 200 | Worcester County, MA | 39086 |
Ranking of Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011 for each US State
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by Black or African American Alone population for each of the following US states.